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I grabbed his shirt and pushed him "You stay the fuck away from her and Paul and Wesley No one wants you here You o when you left us all for soirl and save ht in my face "Don’t you talk to her like that You think you’re better than me, Reed?"

I pushed his hand away "Yes, sir, I do I’d never leave hed as Ji up

"Reed, Mr Moore, is everything okay here?"

My father looked at Jiood to see you after all these years Yeah, all is well I was just letting my son here know that the apple doesn’t fall far frorabbed the slut by the hand, and they started to , and that fa back

Jim put his hand onlike hi"

I glanced over at Jim and tried to smile as I nodded my head "Thanks, Jim I think I’ll skip the coffee"

I turned and headed to ot in, I felt like I couldn’t breathe I never wanted to hurt Courtney--ever

I grabbed the steering wheel hard and yelled out, "Fuck! Why the fuck did you co hands, I hitbro I’m just about to pull up to Mo out to Miet out

"Reed, what’s wrong? Are you okay? Is Courtney okay?"

I tried to talk, but I couldn’t

"Reed! You’re scaring me!" she yelled over the phone

"He’s back Dad is back," I whispered

"What?"

"I just ran into hie Wesley, he told me that I was like him I can’t be like hiot the last feords out while I fought to hold back a sob

"You listen tolike that entleman and to treat women with respect, and I’ve never in my life seen you not do just that"

I let out the breath I’d been holding and put s, things I’m not proud of If Courtney ever found out--"

"Stop this, Reed Stop this right now I know Courtney, and I knoto do with how you feel about her We all make mistakes, Reed Please…please don’t let hiht about what I’d done in my past I needed to tell Courtney, or I’d never be able to shake this fear of losing her if she ever found out

"Reed? Please talk to me," Wesley whispered